2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
GDP | |||||||
Nominal GDP (US$ m) | 261,266 | 286,103 | 275,361 | 284,443 | 360,405 | 375,230 | 366,594 |
Real GDP growth (%) | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3.6 | -1.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
Expenditure on GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Private consumption | 8.3 | 5.5 | 2.2 | -2.0 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
Government consumption | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 |
Gross fixed investment | 12.1 | 14.0 | 14.1 | -2.2 | -3.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
Exports of goods & services | 7.5 | 6.6 | 1.8 | -19.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 7.0 |
Imports of goods & services | 18.3 | 9.0 | 1.5 | -17.4 | 15.8 | 13.7 | 10.9 |
Origin of GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Agriculture | -5.5 | 2.7 | 16.1 | -3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
Industry | 4.9 | 4.8 | 1.1 | -6.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
Services | 6.3 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
Population and income | |||||||
Population (m) | 47.9 | 48.4 | 48.8 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.0 | 48.8 |
GDP per head (US$ at PPP) | 9,232 | 9,941 | 10,432 | 10,294 | 10,629 | 11,237 | 12,080 |
Recorded unemployment (av; %) | 23.9 | 23.3 | 22.9 | 24.0 | 23.2 | 22.2 | 21.6 |
Fiscal indicators (% of GDP)d | |||||||
General government revenue | 25.5 | 28.1 | 27.6 | 26.5b | 29.0 | 28.7 | 29.2 |
General government expenditure | 25.0 | 26.9 | 28.2 | 32.3b | 34.3 | 33.3 | 33.2 |
General government balance | 0.5 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -5.8b | -5.3 | -4.6 | -4.0 |
Net public debt | 31.4 | 26.7 | 25.0 | 29.8b | 32.6 | 34.7 | 36.6 |
Prices and financial indicators | |||||||
Exchange rate R:US$ (end-period) | 7.04 | 6.86 | 9.30 | 7.36 | 6.59 | 8.05 | 8.75 |
Exchange rate R:€ (end-period) | 9.29 | 10.02 | 12.93 | 10.55 | 8.82 | 9.65 | 10.41 |
Consumer prices (end-period; %) | 4.5 | 7.2 | 10.6 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
Producer prices (av; %) | 7.7 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
Stock of money M1 (% change) | 15.8 | 18.0 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 7.0 |
Repo interest rate (av; %) | 13.6 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 9.2 | 9.7 |
Current account (US$ m) | |||||||
Trade balance | -4,195 | -5,161 | -4,448 | 533 | 1,032 | -1,833 | -2,133 |
Goods: exports fob | 65,824 | 76,436 | 86,119 | 66,542 | 85,304 | 78,760 | 80,324 |
Goods: imports fob | -70,020 | -81,596 | -90,567 | -66,008 | -84,272 | -80,593 | -82,457 |
Services balance | -2,028 | -2,663 | -4,170 | -2,787 | -4,269 | -5,961 | -7,072 |
Income balance | -5,161 | -9,843 | -9,133 | -6,389 | -7,536 | -9,785 | -9,896 |
Current transfers balance | -2,362 | -2,351 | -2,333 | -2,684 | -3,400 | -3,540 | -3,459 |
Current-account balance | -13,745 | -20,019 | -20,083 | -11,327 | -14,174 | -21,120 | -22,560 |
External debt (US$ m) | |||||||
Debt stock | 35,523 | 43,610 | 41,943 | 41,025b | 45,451 | 47,016 | 48,584 |
Debt service paid | 5,470 | 5,264 | 4,554 | 6,109b | 6,138 | 6,441 | 6,783 |
Principal repayments | 3,831 | 3,353 | 2,789 | 4,752b | 4,660 | 4,804 | 5,141 |
Interest | 1,639 | 1,911 | 1,765 | 1,357b | 1,478 | 1,637 | 1,642 |
International reserves (US$ m) | |||||||
Total international reserves | 25,587 | 32,943 | 34,069 | 39,675 | 47,196 | 46,924 | 48,348 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. d Government finance data are presented on a calendar-year basis to allow comparisons with other macroeconomic data. | |||||||
Source: IMF, International Financial Statistics. |
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